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August 2, 2021

Check out the August 2, 2021 edition of ENR, featuring mental health and addiction, the Top 225 International Design Firms, contractor business strategy, news and much more!

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Building Standards

Achieving Healthful Mental Mise en Place Through Design

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Emell D. Adolphus
July 29, 2021
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In French, “mise en place” is a culinary term referring to having ingredients prepped and cooking tools accessible that can take chefs to a place of cognitive calm before preparing a meal. Similarly, when a building is intentionally designed, elements of a building can have a positive effect on the mental health and well-being of the occupants, according to research  conducted by the International WELL Building Institute.


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2021 Top 225 International Design Firms: Designing for Shifting Priorities

With nuanced differences, global companies set pandemic-ready operations to respond to their respective markets
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Emell D. Adolphus
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Jonathan Keller
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Peter Reina
July 28, 2021
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Addressing weaknesses laid bare by COVID-19, infrastructure projects are poised to drive world economies back to pre-pandemic positions with a simple mantra to build back better. As global design firms restructure operations, projects also are being reconfigured to fit a continental shift in client priorities.


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Investigations

Miami-Dade Building Officials Suspect Poor Maintenance In Surfside Collapse

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Nadine M. Post
July 29, 2021
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Building officials of Miami-Dade County suspect deferred maintenance rather than weak building codes or an inadequate 40-year recertification process required by the county was the likely reason for the June 24 building failure in Surfside, Fla. The partial collapse of the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South residential condominium caused at least 98 fatalities.


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Contractor Business Strategy

What HR Leaders Face: Plenty of Change and Uncertainty

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Jim Parsons
July 29, 2021
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“Nimble” is frequently used to describe how AEC human resources leaders responded to the cascade of challenges in the past year. On top of supporting field crews to help keep jobsites safe and productive amid Covid-19 outbreaks, HR teams scrambled to craft strategies for maintaining connections across a suddenly dispersed office workforce, sustain recruiting efforts with only limited access to prospective candidates and conduct sometimes difficult discussions of social justice issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.


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Top 225 International Contractors and Top 225 Global Contractors

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2021 Top 225 International Design Firms: Designing for Shifting Priorities

With nuanced differences, global companies set pandemic-ready operations to respond to their respective markets
Emell adolphus
Emell D. Adolphus
Keller profile
Jonathan Keller
Peter reina enr
Peter Reina
July 28, 2021
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Addressing weaknesses laid bare by COVID-19, infrastructure projects are poised to drive world economies back to pre-pandemic positions with a simple mantra to build back better. As global design firms restructure operations, projects also are being reconfigured to fit a continental shift in client priorities.


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